Welcome and thank you Rick, Kevin, Jim and Zac!
Love the cowling. How did you get that look if you don't mind my asking?
It is turned from aluminium on a lathe. The main reason is, that the in-scale Small Stuff engines won't fit under the thick plastic cowling (in scale outside).
The look is a bit raw at the moment, from the lathe chisel and a bit of sanding on the lathe.
I think it will not stay as it is, as the original ones was more polished. But also major steps are missing: I need to mill the cooling cutouts, and I need to add the "connections". The cowling had seems, so it could be opened without removing the airscrew for engine maintenance. I want to replicate that with alu foil (have done it once) but it is not easy as CA do not stick very good to alu. So with this raw surface I hope the glue sticks better to it. Let's see ...
Cheers,
Frank
